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Round 12: State Fair Speedway
(Left) Parker (rightcenter) Invited
longtime mechanic
Bill Werner (leftcenter) onto the
podium to
celebnlte Werner's
1DOth win as a
Grand National
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(H-D); 4. Don Estep (H-D); 5. Larry Pegram (H-D); 6.
Tommy Colson (H·D); 7. Andy Tresser (Due); 8. Willie
McCoy (H·D); 9. Victor McAnally (H-D); 10. Kenten
Longcor (}ion).
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G~ NATIONAL (25 laps; 17 rid...): 1. Scott
Parker (H-D), 2. Mike Hacker (H·D); 3. Chris Carr (H-D); 4.
Will Davis'(Han); 5. Rich King (Hon); 6. KennyCooIbeth (H.
D); 7. Davey Camlin (H-D); 8. Brett Land.. (Hon); 9. 8ret
Beyer (H-D); 10. Chance Darling (H-D); 11. )ames Hart (HD); 12. Paul Morgan ill (H-D); 13. Kevin Alher10n (H-D); 1~
Dan Buller (H-(»; IS. Jay Springsteen (H-D); 16. Kevin
Varnes (Hon); 17. Terry Poovey (Hon).
TUlle 9 min., 41.58 sec.
AMA GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHlP SEJUES
POINTS STANDINGS (After 12 of 24 rounds): 1. Scott
Parker 039 points/4 wins); 2. Will Davis (114/1); 3. Rich
King (n3); ~ Jay Springst.... (~/1); 5. Chris Carr (98/1); 6Kevin Atherton (114); 7. Steve Morehead (78/1); 8. (TIE)
Kevin Varnes (68/1)/Ronnie Jones (68); 10. Mike Hacker
(66); 11, SIeve Beattie (53/1); 12. Davey CamIin (49/1); 13.
Brett Landes (40/1); 14. Larry Pegram (36); IS. Rodney
Fwris (34); 16. (fIE) Dan Buller (33)/Terry Poovey (33); 18.
Geo Roeder n (23); 19. Georgie Price IV (21); 20. Willie
Md:Dy(19).
600 SUPPORT FINAL (15 laps; IS riders), I. Kenny
Longcor (Hon); 9. Joey Duvall (H·D); 10. Joe Kopp (H-D).
Coolbeth (W-R); 2. Charlie Orr CRtx); 3. Greg Teague
Time: 3 min., 54.69 sec.
(Rtx); 4. Tommy Colson (Rtx); 5. Todd Winsett (W-R); 6.
Tommy Hayden (Rtx); 7. Jim Sumner (Rtx); 8. Joe Kopp
(W·R); 9. Kris Armentrout (Hon); 10. Scott Scherb (Rtx);
11. Marc Gifford (KTM); 12. Phillip Lash (I(TM); 13. John
Hlebo III (Hon); 14. Dale leoneman (Rtx); IS. Georgie
Price IV (Rtx).
'£ime, S min.. 57.12 sec.
S1Id8 Fair SpaedwlI)
0Idah0me CIty, Oldahorna
ReslIts: July 29,1995 (RouncI12 of 24)
HEATl 00 laps; 10 riders. "'P 2 _~ 1. Rk!I King
(Bon); 2. Davey CamIin (H-D); 3. Jay ~ (H.D); 4.
Mike Vam.. (H-D); 5. Geqrgie Price iv (H-D); 7. Dale
Jenneman (H-D), 8. Lance)ones (H-I), 9. Marc Gilford (H0); 10. Tom Troudt (Hon); 11. Georgie Price IV (H-D).
er said. "He made me move around on the
race track. 1 was finding traction lower on
the track. 1 think Hacker's line was burning
up. Everyone else was running in the middle. 1 was cutting 40 feet off the track in the
turns."
Though Hacker still ran alone, Parker
was on the move, and on laps 18 and 19,
Parker gave Hacker a couple of looks to the
inside. On lap 20, Hacker moved off line
ever so slightly in turns one and two, and
Parker pounced.
"1 looked back and they (Parker and
Carr) were a long way back:' Hacker said.
"Then 1 looked back again and they were
right on my tail."
Parker shot up underneath to take control just before flagman Steve Feracci gave
the pair the five-lap sign. Hacker got a little
wild in his attempts to repass Parker, but
then the 19-year-old quickly settled down
and began to devise a plan.
"1 studied him for one or two laps:"
Hacker said. '1 figured if 1 got all riled up
and started making stupid moves, it
wouldn't do me any good. But if 1 stayed
calm, the worst 1 could get was a podium
finish. That ain't bad."
But Hacker stilI refused to concede the
win to Parker as the white flag flashed, and
he picked his shot at the champ with the
care of a marksman, going deep into tum
three and then pulling wide off four for an
outside pass attempt.
'1t was all 1 had:' Hacker said. '1 figured 1 had a fifty-fifty chance."
But Parker left nothing to chance, and
though Hacker ducked ahead of Parker
briefly, Parker was flat hooked up, and he
crossed the line to collect win number 64 no
more or less easily than the other 63.
'1 don't care who it was:' Parker said. "1
knew it was going to be tough for him to
pass me on the outside. What he should
have done was try to go higher yet and see
if he could find some' traction."
Upcoming Rounds
AoIRI13: Peoria. IL - August 6
Round 14: Rapid City, SO - August 9
. Aher the 'scare in the heat 'race' which saw
eventual foUrth-place finisher Win DaYls lose
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his sprock~t bolts. Davis made sure that the
-----=-'---.lJ---'----- /lame thing wpuld not happen in the main'
In Winning'the OOahoma City Half Mile, Sc:oit
event.. "I threw .the torque w~ench on them
Peiker took'away $4500 from the. purse plus myself," Davis said with a smile. Davis also
$3500 from Hadey-Davidson and $360 from
said that he wasn't concemed about the 25Bell H9IrryetS contingencies for an $8300 paypoint sPread' between himSelf .and leader Scott .
day. Second-placed Mike. Hacli... ~oflected " Parker. 'W.e still ain't counting pOints," Davis
$2850 from th!l pUrse and another $1700 from said." We're stili ""ithin shouting distanc~ of
Harley-Davidson for a total of ~550. Chris. him. He's 10ugh, but we're going to .keep
Carr earned $2100 from tbe purse, $1000
swinging at him and hopefully etiop that·po\nts
from Harley-Davidson and.$500 from Arei for
le",d down .. As long. as we can get a Jew
·a total of $3600.
poinJl;. we'll be.alrigtrt.".
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Larry P~ram suffered tire· 'problems 'on hJs.
jumpe(l· off'.his .motorcycle shouting, "1·001'· .Eakeri Aacing"backed ,1iarley-Davidson all.
· Thara one hundredl" in reference to BilfWem- . niglit·wljich klipt him out o(the mairi·event.
er's 100th win as'a Grand National'Chlimpi~' . Pegram'finlshed third.behihd Chris Carr in·the:
onslilp ·mEichan.ic (see sidebar). Werner was . second heat ri!ce' while suffering a flat rear
obviously pleased ",nd even jOked' aboUt the'· tire, and .Pegram !?Bid !hat the new tire the
milestone.'"YOli .know what they. say,: Werner . team' fitted for·the semi churiked on tti.e firSt.
~d. "'that fl~.1 00 i~ aM:ays the toughest.." . . lap. P'egram soldiered ·to lJ1tti-piace firiisb in
. t~e. third· semi. "I Wl!S o\(er a .half a second
'The ~MA Opt~·ttl.lIi.r dowri Mike Hacker'.s· slower in the semi 'than in my heat .race,"
· SpettrplMoroney's +t-P-backe!! XA.750 after. . P.egr8tn sai(i,
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· be legal, a.nd the Y.oungster. himself wils WeeJding bells for'Chrls Carr.? Apparently
relieved because 11 put to rest a IQt of pitside' so. ·The Team Harley-DaviQson announced'
rumOrs. Lest. ~he .think that the AMA
his 'engagement to Pam .Brooks over the
·being selective, lasl' week the san~ioriing' weekend at Oklahoma. Clly, .and. th'e couple'
body ~ to tear down top three firiishe
